(BFW) BG, Tullow ‘Very Unlikely’ to Face Takeover: Tudor Pickering

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BG, Tullow ‘Very Unlikely’ to Face Takeover: Tudor Pickering 2014-05-14 14:43:33.847 GMT

By Benjamin Dow May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Not expecting S-T M&A among Kurdistan-exposed E&Ps, Tudor Pickering says in M&A note. * Names main large E&P takeover candidates as Africa Oil, Amerisur, Maurel & Prom, Ophir; smaller E&Ps Lekoil, Panoro, Providence, Rockhopper, Salamander, Xcite also join list * Sees Dragon, Genel, Lundin, Maurel, Ophir, Soco among potential buyers

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